GRATZ  COLLEGE 

PHILADELPHIA 


STATISTICAL  DATA 

OF  THE 

JEWISH    RELIGIOUS    SCHOOLS 

—OF 

BALTIMORE,  MARYLAND 

AND 

PITTSBURG,  PENNSYLVANIA. 

FOR 

1908-1909 


Edited  by 

Julius  H.  Greenstone,  Ph.D, 

Instructor  in  Pedagogics,  Gratz  College 


PHILADELPHIA 
1909 


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GRATZ  COLLEGE 

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PHILADELPHIA 


STATISTICAL  DATA 

OF  THE 

JEWISH    RELIGIOUS    SCHOOLS 

OF 

BALTIMORE,  MARYLAND 

AND 

PITTSBURG,  PENNSYLVANIA. 

FOR 

1908-1909 


Edited  by 

Julius  H.  Greenstone,  Ph.D 

Instructor  in  Pedagogics,  Gratz  College 


PHILADELPHIA 
1909 


The  Gratz  College  of  Philadelphia,  in  furtherance  of  its  general  pur- 
pose of  preparing  teachers  for  Jewish  religious  schools  and  stimulating 
religious  instruction,  published,  in  1907,  statistical  data  of  the  Jewish 
Religious  Schools  of  Philadelphia.  Believing  that  progress  in  the  direction 
of  Jewish  education,  as  well  as  in  any  other  undertaking,  depends  largely 
upon  a  knowledge  of  existing  conditions,  it  was  decided  to  extend  this 
inquiry  to  the  neighboring  city  of  Baltimore  and  to  the  second  largest  city 
in  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  Pittsburg,  and  the  results  of  the  inquiry 
are  here  presented.  It  is  hoped  that  similar  investigations  will  soon  be 
made  as  to  the  status  of  Jewish  elementary  education  in  other  centres  of 
Jewish  life  in  this  country. 

The  editor  desires  to  make  grateful  acknowledgment  to  all  who  have 
aided  in  bringing  this  material  together,  and  especially  in  Baltimore  to 
Mr.  B.  H.  Hartogensis  and  Mr.  Morris  A.  Rome,  and  in  Pittsburg  to 
Rev.  Dr.  Rudolph  I.  Coffee,  who  have  given  much  time  and  labor  to  this 
Work  in  their  respective  cities* 


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cm 


STATISTICAL  DATA 


-OF  THE 


JEWISH  RELIGIOUS  SCHOOLS 
OF  BALTIMORE,  MD. 


-FOR- 


1908-1909 


It  is  estimated  that  there  are  50,000  Jews  in  Baltimore  City,  of  whom 
the  largest  number  lives  in  the  congested  district  East  of  Jones'  Falls. 
To  provide  for  these  there  are  34  schools,  in  which  a  total  enrollment  of 
2,845  is  given  by  the  official  figures  submitted  herewith.  It  is  obvious  that 
not  sufficient  provision  is  made  for  those  whose  attendance  at  schools 
or  Chedorim  may  be  expected.  Geographically  considered,  it  appears  that 
there  are  large  numbers  of  boys  and  girls  of  the  school  age  in  the  North- 
western residential  section,  in  the  Southern  district  and  in  the  Western 
suburbs  near  Pulaski  Street  unprovided  for. 

There  is  no  Sunday  School  Society  in  Baltimore  and  there  are  no  Sun- 
day Schools,  saving  the  Frank  Free  Sabbath  School,  although  the  Council 
of  Jewish  Women  does  maintain  Bible  Classes  and  Study  Circles;  the 
Daughters  in  Israel  conduct  services  every  Sabbath  afternoon,  except  in  the 
summer,  for  some  400  children,  while  the  Hebrew  Education  Society,  at  its 
building  on  Sabbath  morning  and  holidays,  has  services  for  about  200  more ; 
the  Talmud  Torah  Free  School  Society  is  inaugurating  model  Sabbath  ser- 
vices under  its  newly  installed  superintendent,  Rabbi  E.  N.  Rabinowitz, 
in  its  amply  large  and  attractive  hall ;  yet  it  is  said  there  is  room  for  more 
such  services,  while  none  are  provided  outside  of  the  congested  districts  on 
the  East  side. 

The  Talmud  Torah  has  a  new  well-equipped  building,  a  capable 
superintendent  in  Rabbi  Rabinowitz,  a  graduate  of  the  Jewish  Theological 
Seminary,  and  an  adequate  corps  of  teachers.  The  Hebrew  Education 
Society,  with  its  fifty  years  of  prestige,  is  likewise  fortunate  in  quarters  and 
ten  teachers.  Dr.  S.  Benderly,  the  superintendent,  has -achieved  national 
distinction  for  conducting  at  this  building  a  model  school  in  which,  begin- 
ning with  the  children  at  tender  ages,  Hebrew  is  taught  as  a  living  language, 
much  after  the  Yellin  method.  The  Sabbath  Schools  conducted  by  the 
congregations,  to  which  Rabbis  Rosenau,  Guttmacher  and  Rubinstein  re- 
spectively minister,  are  well  equipped,  have  a  corps  of  competent  teachers 
and  get  good  results,  though  instruction  is  limited  to  but  once  a  week. 

The  Hebrew  Education  Society  conducts  a  training  school  for  intend- 
ing teachers,  but  provides  no  course  for  regular  teachers.  B.  H.  H. 


I— PUPILS 


SCHOOLS 


—Congregational 

Baltimore  Hebrew  Congregation 

Chizuk  Emunah   

Har    Sinai    

Oheb    Shalom    

Shearith   Israel    


II — Orphan  Asylum 
Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum   

Ill — Talmud  Torahs 

Baltimore  Talmud  Torah  Society 

Talmud  Torah  V'Haemunah   

Keneset  Israel  Talmud  Torah  . . 
Anshe  Emunah  Talmud  Torah   . . 


IV — Sabbath  School 
Frank  Sabbath  School 

V — Hebrew  Education  Society* 


VI — Private  Schools 

B.  Balk  

M.  Blank   

H.    Brodie    

I.    Echikowitz    

I.    Edelson    

F.   Friedlander    

M.    Gann    

M.    Glasser    

T.  Goodman    

I.    Mechanik    , 

H.    Mirvis    

B.   Moss    

M.    Nathanson    

Olele  Zion  Hebrew  School 

S.    Plotsky    

I.   Samuels    

M.   Schwartz    

M.   Slatowsky    

S.   Sokolowsky   

S.    Spector    

R.    Stichman    

J.    Zirlman     


Grand  Total. 


Boys 


105 
42 

126 
25 


38 

571 

190 

70 

80 


911 
75 


12 
15 

65 
18 
15 
15 

4 
15 

4 
10 
20 
10 
30 
30 

9 
10 

4 
25 
21 
20 
20 
10 


382 


Girls 


118 
18 

124 

20 


32 

70 
0 
0 
0 


70 
325 


Total 


223 

60 

125 

250 

45 


703 
70 

641 

190 

70 

80 


981 
400 
306 

12 
15 
65 
18 
15 
15 

4 
18 

4 

10 
20 
10 
30 
30 

9 
10 

4 
25 
21 
20 
20 
10 


385 


2845 


Average 
Attend- 
ance 


190 
60 

200 
40 


70 

525 
190 

70 
_80 
"865" 

350 


12 
15 
65 
15 
14 
15 

4 
17 

4 
10 
20 
10 
30 
30 

8 
10 

4 
25 
15 
20 
20 
10 


373 


*No   information   was   furnished   by  the   authorities.     Data  obtained   from   sec- 
ondary sources. 


II— TEACHERS 


SCHOOLS 

Male 

Female 

Total 

Paid 

1 — Congregational 

Baltimore  Hebrew  Congregation   

Chizuk  Emunah    

Har    Sinai    

3 
1 

2 
3 
1 

9 

2 
4 
7 
0 

12 
3 
6 

10 

1 

10 
3 
5 

10 

Shearith   Israel    

1 

II — Orphan  Asylum 

10 
1 

12 

4 

2 
3 

22 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 

32 

1 

12 
4 

2 
3 

29 
1 

III — Talmud  Torahs 

Baltimore  Talmud  Torah  Society 

Talmud  Torah  V'Haemunah   

Keneset  Israel  Talmud  Torah   

Anshe  Emunah  Talmud  Torah  

12 
4 
2 
3 

IV— Sabbath  School 
Frank  Sabbath  School  

21 
0 

22 

0 
12 

0 

21 
12 
10 

22 

21 

0 

V — Hebrew  Education  Society* 

VI — Private  Schools 
22  Schools  Each  Having  One  Teacher. 

22 

Grand  Total 

98 

*No   information   was   furnished   by  the    authorities.     Data  obtained   from   sec- 
ondary sources. 


Ill — Meetings  and  Subjects  of  Instruction 


Abbreviations  Used  in.  this  Table.  A. — Abrahams,  Manual  of  Scripture  History 
(Bloch  Publishing  Co.,  New  York);  B. — Bible;  BY-Ben  Yehuda,  Dibre  ha-Yamim  li-Bene 
Israel;  D. — Deutsch,  Biblical  History  (published  by  author);  Gr. — Graetz,  History  of  the 
Jews  (Jewish  Publication  Society,  Philadelphi  )  ;  Gu. — Guttmacher,  Sabbath  School  Compan- 
ion (Bloch  Publishing  Co.,  New  York) ;  H. — Harris,  The  People  of  the  Book,  3  volumes 
(published  by  the  author);  He.— Hecht,  Jewis  -  Post-Biblical  History  (Bloch  Publishing  Co., 
New  York)  ;  Ja. — Jacobs,  Hebrew  Faith  (published  by  the  author) ;  Jos. — Josephus,  Antiqui- 
ties of  the  Jews;  K. — Katzenberg,  Bible  History  (Bloch  Publishing  Co.,  New  York);  Ka. — 
Katzenberg,  Faith  and  Deed  (Bloch  Pub.  Co.,  N.  _  Y.)  ;  Ko. — Kohler,  Guide  for  Instruction 
in  Judaism  (Philip  Cowen,  New  York)  ;  L. — Levi,  Hebrew  Course  Book  (Jewish  Chautau- 
qua Society,  Philadelphia);  Le. — Levy,  Religion  and  Ethics  for  Jewish  Children;  LM — Lady 
Magnus,  Outlines  of  Jewish  History  (Jewish  Publication  Society,  Philadelphia)  ;  M. — Jlen- 
des,  Child's  First  Bible  (published  by  author)  ;  Ma. — Mannheimer,  Hebrew  Reader  and 
Grammar  (Bloch  Publishing  Co.,  New  York)  Me. — Mendes,  Jewish  Religion  Ethically  Pre- 
sented (published  by  author);  Mi. — Mishnah;  PB — Prayer  Book;  ShA — Shulhan  Aruch;  T — 
Talmud;  U — Krauskopf  and  Berkowitz,  Union  Hebrew  Reader  (Bloch  Publishing  Co.,  New 
York). 


SCHOOLS 

Meetings 

Text  Books 

Is  the  study 

Sunday 

Other  Days 

Hebrew 

Bible  History 

Religion 

of  Hebrew 
Compulsory 

1 — Congregational 

Baltimore        Hebrew 
Congregation 

Chizuk   Eraunah    . . . 

9.15-12  a.m. 

9-11  A.M. 

9.30-11.30 

A.M. 

9-11.30  a.m. 

Mon.,  Tues., 
Wed.,  Thur. 
4.30-6  p.m. 

L. 
P.B  ;  B. 

U.;  P.B. 

Ma.;P  B.:B. 

P.B.;  B. 

P.B.;  B.;  Mi 

B.  Mi.T. 
Not.Given 
Nof  Given 

H.;  Ha.;  A. 
K. 

D.;  LM. 
H. 

He. 

K. 

Gu. 

Yes 

No 

Har    Sinai    

Me.;  Ko. 

Oheb  Shalom   

Shearith   Israel    .... 

II — Orphan  Asylum 

Hebrew      Orphan 

Daily   except 
Saturday 

Daily  4-6p.m. 

Daily  9-12 

a.m.,  1.30 

3.30  &  4-6.30 

P.M. 

Daily  9-12 
A.M.,  2-4  & 

4-7  p.m. 

Mon.,  Tues., 

Wed.,  Thur. 

&  Sat.  4-7 

P.M. 

Daily  except 
Fri.  4-7  P.M. 



Sh.;  A. 
Ka. ;  ja. 

III — Talmud  Torahs 

Beth  Talmud  Torah 
Society     

Talmud         Torah 
V'Haemunah 

Keneseth    Israel  He- 
brew School   

B.Y. 

Anshe  Emunah  Tal- 
mud  Torah    

IV— Sabbath  School 

Frank        Sabbath 

Ko 

V — Private  Schools 
B.    Balk    . 

Daily4-7p.M. 
except  Fri. 

7-12  A.M. 

Daily  except 
Sat.  3-6  P.M. 
Daily  8-9  a.m 
3.30-7  P,M. 
Daily8-9A.M 
4-6  p.m. 

Yes 

M.   Blank   

D'ly  4-7  p.m. 

P.B.;  B. 

B. 

Sh.;  A. 

H    Brodie 

.. 

,4 

,, 

F.    Friedlander    .... 

.< 

M.   Gann    

Daily  3-5  P. M 

« 

Ill — Continued 


M.   Glasser    

Daily  33.0-7 

P.M. 

T.   Goodman    

I.    Mechanik    

H.    Mirvis    

B.    Moss    

M.    Nathanson     

9  A.M, -2p.m. 

4-9.30  p  m. 
Daily  8-9  A.M 

5-7  p.m. 
Daily  3-7  P.M 
Daily  3-5  P.M 
D'ly  7-9  A.M. 
4-7p.m.,Suii. 
10a.m.-2p.m 
Daily  4-9  p.m 
D'ly  8-10  a.m 

3-5  p.m. 
Daily  1.30-4 

P.M. 

D'ly  4-7  P.M. 
Daily 

P.B. 

Olele    Zion    Hebrew 
School    

S.  Plotsky   

I.    Samuels    

P  B.;  B. 

M.   Schwartz    

R.    Stichman    

P.B.;  B. 

M.   Slatowsky    

S.   Sokolowsky   

S.   Spector    

J.  Zirlman    



IV— Internal  Organization  of  Schools 


SCHOOLS 

No.  of 

Classes 

No.  of 
Pupils 
in  each 

Class 

Haseach 

Class  a 

Seperate 

Room 

Is  there 

a  School 

Board 

No.  of  Volumes 
in  the  Library 

Judaica 

Secular 

I — Congregational 
Baltimore  Hebrew  Congregation. 

8 
3 
7 
10 
3 

4 

8 
4 
2 
3 

12 
21 

2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
3 
2 
3 
1 

Yes 

<  < 

« « 

<  < 

<  < 

No 

Yes 

« i 
« < 

< « 

Yes 
< « 

<  < 

« t 

i.i 

< « 

No 

•  < 

about 
250 

No 

2200  v 

Chizuk  Emunah   

20 

Har    Sinai    . 

500  in  all 
753 

Oheb    Shalom    

Av.25 
15 

Av.  18 

40 

Av.  50 

"  40 

"   25 

11  SO 

6 

Av.    7 

"  33 

9 

Av.    7 

15 

4 

18 

4 

10 

20 

10 

Av.  15 

11   15 

9 

10 

4 

10 

Av.    8 

"   10 

n       7 

10 

Shearith   Israel 

II — Orphan  Asylum 
Hebrew  Orphan  Asylum   

Ill — Talmud  Torahs 
Baltimore  Talmud  Torah  Society 

ols.  in  all 

Talmud    Torah    V'Haemunah. . . 

- 

Keneset  Israel  Hebrew  School . . . 

Yes 

i  < 

No 

Anshe  Emunah  Talmud  Torah.. 

IV— Sabbath  School 
Frank  Sabbath  School   

V — Hebrew  Education  Society* 

VI — Private  Schools 
B.    Balk    

M.  Blank 

No 
Yes 

H.    Brodie    

F.    Friedlander    

M.   Gann 

M.    Glasser 

I.   Mechanik   

B.   Moss    

Yes 
« < 

Olele  Zion  Hebrew  School 

S.  Plotsky 

I.  Samuels    

M.  Schwartz 

R.  Stichman 

No 

S.  Sokolowsky   

Yes 
i  < 

S.    Spector    

J.  Zirlman   

*No  information   was  furnished  by  the  authorities.     Data  obtained  from  sec- 
ondary sources. 


V— Schools,  Location  and  Superintendents 


Name  of  School 


Congrega- 


i  Baltimore  Hebrew  Congrega 
tional   School , . 

2  Chizuk     Emunah 

tional   School    . 

3  Har  Sinai  Sabbath  School... 

4  Religious     School     Congrega- 

tional Oheb  Shalom 

5  Hebrew  School  of  Congrega- 

tional  Shearith   Israel    

6  School     of     Hebrew     Orphan 

Asylum    

7  Baltimore  Talmud  Torah  So 

ciety     

8  Talmud  Torah  V'Haemunah 

9  Cheneses     Israel     Talmud 

Torah    

io  Anshe     Emunah     Talmud 

Torah    

ii  Frank  Sabbath  School 

12  Heder    

13  Heder     

14  Heder    

1 5  Heder    

16  Heder     

17  Heder    

18  Heder 

19  Heder    

20  Heder     

21  Heder    

22  Heder     . ., 

23  Heder    

24  Heder     . 

25  Olele  Zion  Hebrew  Society. . 

26  Heder    

27  Heder    

28  Heder 

29  Heder    

30  Heder    

31  Heder 

32  Shomere      Hadass      Religious 

School    

3  3  Heder     

34  Hebrew  Education  Society. . . 


Address 


Madison   Ave. 

ert  St 

McCulloch    & 

Sts 


&  Rob- 


Masher 


Eutaw  PI.  &  Lan. 


Superintendent 


Adolf  Guttmacher 

Herman  Glass 
C.  A.  Rubenstein 

William  Rosenau 


McCulloch  near  Bloom  S.  Schaffer 

Caleverton  Heights  . . .  S.  Freudenthal 

J21   N.  High   St 'p.  I.  Shochet 

249  N.  High  St H.  Davidson 

I 
782   W.   Franklin   St. .  H.  Schwartzman 


Hanover  near  Hill  St. 

117    Aisquith    St . 

Hanover  &  Hill  Sts.. 
223  S.  Central  Ave. . . 
229    S.   High   St 

125  S.  Central  Ave. . . 

1074  Granby   St 

234  S.  Eden  St 

649  Lombard  St 

5  N.  Irving  Pi 

729  W.  Baltimore  St. . 

131   Gough  St 

141  S.  Central  Ave... 

215  S.  Exeter  St 

11 13    Granby  St 

14  W.  Hill  St 

1 147    Granby  St 

126  S.  Eden  St 

125  N.  Pine  St 

754  W.  German  St. . . 
203  N.  Caroline  St. . . 
112  Albermarle  St 


1010  E.  Pratt  St 

1040  E.  Lombard  St. . 
125    Aisquith    St 


Harry  Samburg 

Martha  Stromberg 

B.  Balk 

Moses  Blank 

H.  Brodie 

I.  Echikowitz 

I.  Edelson 

P.  Friedlander 

M.  Gann 

N.  Glasser 

Tobias  Goodman 

Israel  Mechanik 

Hirsch  Mirvis 

B.  Moss 

Moses  Nathanson 

Isaac  Samuels 
S.  Plotsky 
M.  Schwartz 
Reuben  Stichman 
M.  Slatowsky 
S.  Sokolowsky 

Samuel  Spector 
Joe  Zirlman 
S.  Benderley 


10 


STATISTICAL  DATA 


-OF  THE- 


JEWISH  RELIGIOUS  SCHOOLS 
OF  PITTSBURG,  PA. 


FOR- 


1908-1909 


11 


Hebrew  Education  in  Pittsburg  dates  from  1862,  when  Temple 
Rodeph  Shalom  organized  a  day  school  with  the  minister  of  the  congre- 
gation, Rev.  Wm.  Armhold,  now  of  Philadelphia,  and  Mr.  Josiah  Cohen, 
now  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  as  teachers.  The  curriculum, 
in  addition  to  public  school  studies,  included  Hebrew,  Biblical  History 
and  German.  In  1865,  Mr.  Armhold  accepted  a  position  in  Philadelphia, 
and  Mr.  Cohen  resigned  to  practise  law.  Rev.  L.  Naumberg  (minister, 
1865-1871)  and  Prof.  J.  Morrow,  now  Superintendent  of  Schools,  Alle- 
gheny, Pa.,  conducted  the  school  for  one  year.  After  that  instruction  was 
limited  to  one  session  on  Sabbath  mornings  and  consisted  of  Hebrew  and 
Bible  study.  In  1885,  under  the  administration  of  Dr.  L.  Meyer  (1872- 
1901),  the  day  of  instruction  was  changed  to  Sunday.  Rev.  Dr.  J.  Leonard 
Levy  completely  reorganized  the  school  in  1.901,  and  this  year,  in  the  post- 
Confirmation  Class,  has  introduced  the  study  of  Hebrew. 

In  1 864,  conservative  members  withdrew  from  the  Temple  and  formed 
the  Tree  of  Life  Synagogue.  Daily  Hebrew  instruction  was  given  under 
the  direction  of  Alexander  Fink,  president  of  the  congregation  for  many 
years.  The  Cantor,  according  to  the  official  contract,  was  to  assist  in  the 
school,  and  also  the  sexton,  Mr.  A.  Goldstein,  who  became  sexton  in 
1884,  has  taught  Hebrew  with  splendid  results  to  more  children  in  the 
city  than  any  other  one  man.  Rabbi  Michael  Fried  (now  in  Sacramento, 
Cal.)  was  minister  from  1898  to  1906,  and  organized  a  systematic  Sunday 
School  with  weekly  sermonettes.  Rev.  Dr.  Rudolph  I.  Coffee  reorgan- 
ized the  curriculum  in  1906,  and  the  attendance  Was  more  than  tripled 
the  following  year  when  the  congregation  entered  its  new  edifice.  Mr. 
Henry  Jackson  has  been  Chairman  of  the  School  Board  for  the  past  twenty- 
seven  years. 

The  Washington  Street  Synagogue,  organized  in  1869,  had  no  regular 
school  till  1902,  when  Rabbi  A.  M.  Ashinsky  started  instruction  each  Sun- 
day morning  in  Biblical  History  and  Catechisme 

The  Gusky  Orphanage  children  were  formerly  sent  to  the  Temple 
School,  with  additional  instruction  in  Hebrew  at  the  Home.  Because  of 
the  distance  since  the  removal  of  the  Temple,  only  the  older  children 
attend,  and  the  others  study  at  the  Home. 

Outside  of  the  above,  all  instruction  in  Biblical  History  is  under 
private  direction.  A  very  serious  difficulty  in  this  community  is  that  of 
obtaining  good  teachers.  There  are  very  few  Jewish  persons  employed  as 
teachers  in  the  public  schools,  and  so  principals  have  to  create  the  teach- 
ings staffs  themselves.  R.  I.  C. 


12 


I— PUPILS 


Average 

SCHOOLS 

Boys 

Girls 

Total 

Attend- 
ance 

1 — Congregational 

Anske   Sanee    

30 
60 

0 
0 

30 
60 

28 

Beth  Jacob   

55 

Beth  Hamidrash  Hagadol   

95 

190 

285 

205 

Galician    School    

20 

0 

20 

20 

Rodeph  Shalom  School    

133 

171 

304 

286 

Tree  of  Life  School 

120 

125 

245 

205 

458 

486 

944 

799 

II — Orphan  Asylum 

J.  M.  Gusky  Orphanage  and  Home 

27 

19 

46 

46 

III — Other  Schools 

Columbian  School  and  Settlement 

396 

0 

396 

220 

Talmud    Torah    

75 

0 

75 

65 

471 

0 

471 

285  . 

IV — Private  Schools 

Mr.    Chernoff    

16 

0 

16 

16 

Mr.  S.   Galantz 

9 

0 

9 

9 

Mr.    Geffen    

25 

0 

25 

20 

Mr.   Kamenetzky    

30 

0 

30 

30 

Mr.  H.  Lefsovsky    

30 

0 

30 

30 

Mr.    Tolotzky    

17 

0 

17 

16 

Cor.   Crawford  &  Centre  Avenues 

10 

0 

10 

8 

64  Crawford  Street   

5 

0 

5 

4 

142 

0 

142 

128 

Grand  Total 

1098 

505 

1603 

1258 

II— TEACHERS 


SCHOOLS 

Male 

Female 

Total 

Paid 

1 — Congregational 

Anshe   Sanee    

Beth    Jacob    

Beth  Hamidrash  Hagadol    

Galician    School    

Rodeph  Shalom  School    

Tree  of  Life  School   

1 

3 
5 
1 
1 

2 

0 
0 
6 
0 

8 

8 

1 
3 

11 
1 
9 

10 

1 
3 
0 
1 
9 
10 

II — Orphan  Asylum 

Gusky  Orphanage  and  Home  

Ill— Other  Schools 

Columbian   School   Settlement   

Talmud    Torah    

13 
1 

0 
3 

26 
0 

9 
0 

39 

1 

9 
3 

24 
1 

0 
3 

IV — Private  Schools 
8  Schools  Each  Having  One  Teacher.. 

3 

8 

9 
0 

12 

8 

3 

8 

Grand  Total 

25 

31 

56 

36 

13 


Ill — Meetings  and  Subjects  of  Instructions* 


SCHOOLS 

Meetings 

Text  Books 

Is  the  study 
of  Hebrew 
Compulsory 

Sunday 

Other  Days 

Hebrew 

Bible  History 

Religion 

I — Congregational 

D'ly  3-8  p.m 
D'ly  3-8  P.M. 

Yes 

Beth   Hamidrash 

Hagadol    

Galician    School    . . . 

Rodeph        Shalom 
School    

10-12  A.M. 

No 

2.30-4.30  p.m 
(In  Sept.  Oct. 
May  &  June 
10-12  A.M.) 
10-12  A.M. 

Daily  1  hour 

9.30-11.30 
A.M. 

D'ly  3-7  P.M. 

H.;  L.M 
A. 

Jos.;  Gr. 
H.;  Gr. 

Le. 

No 

Tree  of  Life  School. 

II — Orphan  Asylum 

Gusky  Orphanage  & 
Home     

4-5  p.m. 
(4  w'k  days) 

U.;  P,B. 

B.;T. 

Leaflets 

Ill — Other  schools 
Columbian    School 

11 

Settlement     

Talmud  Torah 

D'ly  3-6  P.M. 

Yes 

IV — Private  Schools 

8    Schools,    all   teach 
daily     between     3 
and  7  P.  M.,  He- 
brew     compulsory 
in  all. 

*Fo,r  List  of  Abbreviations  used  here  see  page  7 


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IV — Internal  Organization  of  Schools 


SCHOOL 

No.  of 
Classes 

No.  of 
Pupils 
in  each 
Class 

Has  each 

Class  a 

Separate 

Room 

Is  there 

a  School 

Board 

Library 

Judaica 

Secular 

1 — Congregational 
Anshe   Sanee    

3 
3 

11 
0 
9 

10 

6 

9 
4 

2 
1 
3 
3 
4 
2 
2 
1 

10 
20 
Av.  25 
6 
31 
24 

Varies 

Not  given 
18 

Av.  8 

5 
9-10-11 

9 

7 
9-8 

5 

4 

No  . 
Yes 

No 

« < 

Yes 

<  < 

<< 

c  < 

« < 

No 
Yes 
No 

<  < 

<  < 

Yes 

Beth  Jacob   

Yes 

No 

Yes 

No 

Beth  Hamidrash  Hagadol   

Galician    School    

107 

482 

Tree  of  Life  School   

II — Orphan  Asylum 

Gusky  Orphanage  and  Home 

III — Other  Schools 

Columbian   School   Settlement. . . . 

Talmud    Torah    

IV — Private  Schools 
Mr.    Chernoff    

Mr.  S.   Salantz    

Mr.   Geffen    

Mr.   Kamenetzky    

Mr.   H.  Lefsovsky   

Mr.   Tolotzky    

Cor.  Crawford  &  Central  Aves.. 

64  Crawford  Street  

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V— Schools,  Location  and  Superintendents 


Name  of  School 


I — Congregational 
Anshe   Sanee    

Beth  Jacob   

Beth  Hamidrash  Hagadol.... 

Galician    School    

Rodeph  Shalom  School   

Tree  of  Life  School 

II — Orphan  Asylum 
Gusky  Orphanage  and  Home. 

Ill — Other  schools 

Columbian   School   and   Settle- 
ment Ethics  Classes    

Talmud  Torah  

IV — Private  Schools 

Heder  

Heder  

Heder  

Heder  

Heder  

Heder  

Heder    

Heder    


Address 


Cor.  Fulton  &  Clark 
Boul'd    

Cor.  Townsend  & 
Franklin  Sts 

Washington    St 

65    Cranford    St 

5th  &  Morewood  Aves. 

218    Craft  Ave 


3605  Perrysville  Ave., 
Allegheny     


1835   Centre  Ave 

137  Cranford  St 

Ross  &  Dimidie  Sts... 
27   Carpenter  Alley. . . 

1225    Franklin   St 

13 12  Clark   St 

21  Townsend  St.,  rear. 

1308    Franklin   St . 

Cor.  Cranford  &  Cen- 
tre Ave 

64    Cranford    St 


Superintendent 


Mr.  M.  S.  Schonfield 


David  S.  Levy 
Rabbi  J.  L.  Levy 
Rabbi  Rudolph  I.  Coffee 


B.  M.  Goldsmith 


Miss  Anna  Reed 


Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 
Mr. 


Chernoff 
S.  Galantz 
Geffen 
Kamenetzky 
H.  Lefsovsky 
Tolotzky 


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